I'm a little embarrassed for MKC, as she says that the Browns need to support Baker Mayfield as the Ravens have supported Lamar Jackson.
She was kinda all over the map, and the 2 offenses (and quarterbacks) are very different.
Mary Kay cites how Todd Monken is a big "air raid" guy (Jackson/Mayfield were air raid quarterbacks), but sort of brushes aside what Mayfield did with extra running backs and tight ends under Freddie Kitchens in 2018.
The Ravens retained a top-flight Offensive Line and THREE dual-threat tight ends. They let Jackson run, and Baker can't be that kind of weapon.
She says that the "mesh" between the brilliant Monken and the stumbling, bumbling Freddie Kitchens should work out better in 2020...
Look: The Browns didn't have the offensive line to support an air raid in 2019 any more than they did in 2018.
Mywayorthehighway Todd Haley stifled Mayfield with his own version of a vertical air-raid offense in 2018. When he was fired and Kitchens took over, well...there it is!!!
Kitchens made the most of what he had. Mayfield had early targets, play-action, short drops, extra pass blockers sometimes, and a running game.
John Dorsey, as Mary Kay herself offers, brought in OBJ and Karrem Hunt as weapons for Baker.
1: Greg Roman built the Ravens' offense around Lamar Jackson's unique skill-set, 3 starting tight ends, Ingram and company, and an elite offensive line.
He (and Lamar) did an awesome job of turning the NFL upside down, but there is no comparison between the quarterbacks, offensive lines, or tight ends.
2: Baker Mayfield is a much more "conventional" quarterback than Lamar Jackson is. He is a mere mortal, and can hang with Lamar if he has 2.7 seconds and a rough version of an actual pocket to throw from once in awhile.
Baker can't run those read-options, and will rarely be called on to deliberately run with the ball.
3: Freddie Kitchens (probably not Monken) has maxed out Kareem Hunt with his own unique NFL offense. He is more like Greg Roman than the majority of you know.
The Browns need to upgrade their offensive tackles (and probably Right Guard).
Freddie has maxed out his offensive line as-is, with extra tight ends and then Hunt; screen-passes, etc LISTEN TO ME:
Freddie Kitchens (since week 8) has done a great job! Baker Mayfield has not. Njoku seems to have issues. The defense has collapsed...
...Technically, you blame the Head Coach for that, but Steve Wilks is in charge there...and he lost Garrett and doesn't have Vernon, is starting 2 rookies---
Firing Freddie Kitchens, regardless of how these last 2 games go, would be idiotic. He is a disciplinarian and a great offensive mind (you heard me right).
Yeah sorry I know this is redundant, but so is this impeachment idiocy, so...
Friday, December 20, 2019
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
STOP BLAMING FREDDIE KITCHENS for the 2019 Browns' Problems! THINK!!!
Elliott Kennel wrote another very good article, but wasn't perfect.
That's ok! It would be terribly unfair to expect all these guys to be as brilliant as my humble self--let alone as whippersnappers!
As usual, Elliott is mostly right about what the Haslams need to do to make the Browns better, like get back to better cap discipline, as John Dorsey came in and spent a whole bunch of the money he inheritted fromPaul DePodesta Sashi Brown on star veterans, and (ironicly partly because of his own success in the draft) is cruisin for a bruisin as he will be trying to hold onto a bevy of young talent.
Damarius Randall and Joe Schobert's Brinks trucks are backing up as I write this, and more are on the way.
Without prejudice, I would accept a first round pick (or good left tackle) and another draft pick or 2 for OBJ.
That would eliminate significant salary and re-stock the draft assembly line. That's one example.
Elliott kinda skips who will do this; who is already here, and in Haslam's ear, and not under John Dorsey:
Rodney DePodestafield, who delivered unto Saint Dorsey the massive war chest and draft picks he inherited in the first place.
Color this covered.
Scouting depth? I must defer to Elliott here. Elliott finds Dorsey's undrafteds and lower round picks less than optimal.
If you check out the Patriots and Seahawks, and even the Steelers...well whether it's scouting depth or something else, Elliott is right about those lower picks and signings.
But Elliott has joined the lynch-mob in re Freddie Kitchens (but had too much class to say "dysfunction"...thank you, man!)
Anyway, see my last post (seriously! I'm trying not to repeat myself so much). But along with the lack of discipline and penalties crap I blew out of the water, Elliott cites player comments about Freddie.
I don't even know what Randall said, but most of the other players (including "malcontent" Jarvis Landry) defend Kitchens.
And the first Pittsburgh game, the Browns more determined to bully the Steelers than to beat them?
...well I hear Elliott here: I was irked by a Randall helmet-to-helmet hit (it was deliberate and he lied about it), and saw another one I questioned, but no, Elliott:
It was the STEELERS, and what are you saying? Freddie encourages cheap shots? Intimidation isn't a big part of football?
Again, check my last post: Freddie Kitchens is not the problem here, no matter which other teams hear "come get me!" from OBJ and Landry, or what Kareem Hunt says about team mates not going 110%.
I'm not predicting that Freddie won't get fired.
Just that he shouldn't get fired.
Kennel was excellent on "rethink the policy on troubled players" too, because he was really talking about Callaway and Gordon, and not Kareem Hunt.
Drugs are different. Unapologetic racism or calling people "retards" etc are (yes) worse than Hunt losing his mind and...don't get me started he could have KILLED that woman ok?
But Kareem Hunt came straight out of "Animal Kingdom" ok? Most of his family has police records as long as your arm!
...nevermind, but trust me he won't do anything like that again duh, and Dorsey got him dirt-cheap (definitly with DePodesta's blessing).
Elliott just says don't draft or sign repeat offenders anymore! Addictive personalities or psychos.
Giving Gordon another chance was a free no-brainer, but drafting Callaway was a mistake...which I endorsed at the time because he was a first round talent...nevermind (Elliot 1 me 0).
Kennel also got deep into how to manage these players once you are stuck with them (ie don't count on or build around them, try to replace them, don't overpay them, etc).
Elliott and I can debate Freddie Kitchens, but Eli went off the rails as he asked "can the Haslams resist the temptation to pick a quarterback?"
He refers to this:
Jimmy Haslam was sitting there with GM Ray Farmer in the "war room" when Johnny Manziel texted Jimmy "let's wreck this league".
Jimmy (probably "in his cups" and grinning), says to Ray "let's go get this guy!"
GET THIS STRAIGHT YOUCRETINS PEOPLE:
This was NOT an ORDER! Farmer could have told Haslam that was not a good idea, and explained why. Farmer's job was on the line, but not how you fools think:
He wasn't afraid of getting fired because he disagreed with his boss. He KNEW he would get fired if he drafted a bad quarterback DO YOU UNDERSTAND!?!
Farmer traded up to draft Johnny Manswell, most likely because he agreed with Haslam (he might have been partying himself btw), but he couldn't fire Haslam later so...
BAD Elliott! In reality, Jimmy Haslam was never a "meddler". He is allowed to participate in the draft, and to actually say things!
In that same draft, allegedly, Jerry Jones tried to draft Johnny Manswell, and his son headed him off at the pass.
Elliott Kennel is a brain, but not (yet) a great analyst. He's exceptionally insightful, logical, rational, and (note to my parasites) original, but he's still influenced by the "herd".
Reality is reality. The truth is the truth. "Narratives", hyperbole, and politics are pollution, and it's very hard to get "clean" and transcend this bullshit but I digress:
Elliott: You are wrong to blame Freddie Kitchens and downright irrational to advise the Haslams not to meddle.
You cited season-long stats and ignored quarterly stats, trends, and other things, such as:
The ongoing absence of Olivier Vernon, the loss of Myles Garrett, OBJ's hernia, Njoku, the decimation of the secondary, new offensive and defensive systems, Kitchens learning on the job, and even Kitchens' harsh discipline (read Njoku, Callaway, Randall, Robinson etc) all MATTER here!
Most importantly, stop blaming Freddie for Baker Mayfield's crappy performance in 2019.
You guys know I'm a huge Mayfield fan, but he has sucked in 2019, and (trust me) Freddie Kitchens didn't order him to be inaccurate---etc.
R E C E N T L Y, Freddie has maxed out Kareem Hunt as a recieving "weapon" for Baker...
Dammit I have to get redundant here: Freddie Kitchens obviously reads this Blog because he has done everything I said he should do (blush-blush):
Jarvis Landry's recent outburst on Freddie Kitchens (ie he was not targetted for most of the game vs the Cards) was partly because Kareem Hunt was in the slot a lot, and Mayfield under pressure looks for him. (PS Mayfield WAS under pressure a lot, which he shouldn't have been but don't get me started on that);
(Sigh) redundancy alert:
The best Coaches adapt their offenses (find ways) to get the most talented players on the field AOAP.
Freddie Kitchens (the Offensive Coordinator) did exactly that in 2018, and has (since, in my opinion, he started overriding Todd Monken in 2019), automatically does this (which is the major reason why he should NOT be fired).
LISTEN TO ME:
1: Find me another team in the NFL that starts 2 running backs.
2: List for me 5 better slot receivers than Kareem Hunt. While we're at it, give me 5 better bellcow running backs.
Kareem Hunt also runs WR and TE routes.
3: Have you seen his BLOCKING? He excels in protection as well as a lead-blocker for Nick Chubb.
4: Hunt is a home run hitter, just like Nick Chubb. He can take a "dink" screen pass (or a handoff) to the house, but also humiliate a SS or LB at 15-30 yards.
That's just how Rodney Kitchensfield has altered his whole offense to max out one player (is any of this sinking in yet?)
Freddie (Mister "no discipline") benched Njoku last week not because he David got screwed by a bad call (Njoku was obviously flat on his back in possession and did nothing wrong), but because Njoku barked back at him (even though Kitchens was fulla shit to pick on Njoku for...relaxing his arms after hitting the ground in control of the ball!?!)
I must say that if I was Njoku, I would have came right back at Kitchens too, and stipulate that Freddie was an asshole to jump on Njoku like that over a bullshit call.
Then Njoku (allegedly) is dropping passes in practice...
Now I am concerned about Freddie's judgement, but not his intellect, expertise,or potential:
YOU people are yammering about a "lack of discipline"!?!
Please, you Kitchens impeachment people, decide on WHY;
No, you can't just say "I don't like him", ok?
It hurts me to talk to you people. I say 2+2=4, and you argue with me!
2+2=4 has been "debunked", right? You know, like the sky is blue sometimes and water is wet is propaganda?
.....anyhoo, firing Kitchens would be dumb.
...okbye.
That's ok! It would be terribly unfair to expect all these guys to be as brilliant as my humble self--let alone as whippersnappers!
As usual, Elliott is mostly right about what the Haslams need to do to make the Browns better, like get back to better cap discipline, as John Dorsey came in and spent a whole bunch of the money he inheritted from
Damarius Randall and Joe Schobert's Brinks trucks are backing up as I write this, and more are on the way.
Without prejudice, I would accept a first round pick (or good left tackle) and another draft pick or 2 for OBJ.
That would eliminate significant salary and re-stock the draft assembly line. That's one example.
Elliott kinda skips who will do this; who is already here, and in Haslam's ear, and not under John Dorsey:
Rodney DePodestafield, who delivered unto Saint Dorsey the massive war chest and draft picks he inherited in the first place.
Color this covered.
Scouting depth? I must defer to Elliott here. Elliott finds Dorsey's undrafteds and lower round picks less than optimal.
If you check out the Patriots and Seahawks, and even the Steelers...well whether it's scouting depth or something else, Elliott is right about those lower picks and signings.
But Elliott has joined the lynch-mob in re Freddie Kitchens (but had too much class to say "dysfunction"...thank you, man!)
Anyway, see my last post (seriously! I'm trying not to repeat myself so much). But along with the lack of discipline and penalties crap I blew out of the water, Elliott cites player comments about Freddie.
I don't even know what Randall said, but most of the other players (including "malcontent" Jarvis Landry) defend Kitchens.
And the first Pittsburgh game, the Browns more determined to bully the Steelers than to beat them?
...well I hear Elliott here: I was irked by a Randall helmet-to-helmet hit (it was deliberate and he lied about it), and saw another one I questioned, but no, Elliott:
It was the STEELERS, and what are you saying? Freddie encourages cheap shots? Intimidation isn't a big part of football?
Again, check my last post: Freddie Kitchens is not the problem here, no matter which other teams hear "come get me!" from OBJ and Landry, or what Kareem Hunt says about team mates not going 110%.
I'm not predicting that Freddie won't get fired.
Just that he shouldn't get fired.
Kennel was excellent on "rethink the policy on troubled players" too, because he was really talking about Callaway and Gordon, and not Kareem Hunt.
Drugs are different. Unapologetic racism or calling people "retards" etc are (yes) worse than Hunt losing his mind and...don't get me started he could have KILLED that woman ok?
But Kareem Hunt came straight out of "Animal Kingdom" ok? Most of his family has police records as long as your arm!
...nevermind, but trust me he won't do anything like that again duh, and Dorsey got him dirt-cheap (definitly with DePodesta's blessing).
Elliott just says don't draft or sign repeat offenders anymore! Addictive personalities or psychos.
Giving Gordon another chance was a free no-brainer, but drafting Callaway was a mistake...which I endorsed at the time because he was a first round talent...nevermind (Elliot 1 me 0).
Kennel also got deep into how to manage these players once you are stuck with them (ie don't count on or build around them, try to replace them, don't overpay them, etc).
Elliott and I can debate Freddie Kitchens, but Eli went off the rails as he asked "can the Haslams resist the temptation to pick a quarterback?"
He refers to this:
Jimmy Haslam was sitting there with GM Ray Farmer in the "war room" when Johnny Manziel texted Jimmy "let's wreck this league".
Jimmy (probably "in his cups" and grinning), says to Ray "let's go get this guy!"
GET THIS STRAIGHT YOU
This was NOT an ORDER! Farmer could have told Haslam that was not a good idea, and explained why. Farmer's job was on the line, but not how you fools think:
He wasn't afraid of getting fired because he disagreed with his boss. He KNEW he would get fired if he drafted a bad quarterback DO YOU UNDERSTAND!?!
Farmer traded up to draft Johnny Manswell, most likely because he agreed with Haslam (he might have been partying himself btw), but he couldn't fire Haslam later so...
BAD Elliott! In reality, Jimmy Haslam was never a "meddler". He is allowed to participate in the draft, and to actually say things!
In that same draft, allegedly, Jerry Jones tried to draft Johnny Manswell, and his son headed him off at the pass.
Elliott Kennel is a brain, but not (yet) a great analyst. He's exceptionally insightful, logical, rational, and (note to my parasites) original, but he's still influenced by the "herd".
Reality is reality. The truth is the truth. "Narratives", hyperbole, and politics are pollution, and it's very hard to get "clean" and transcend this bullshit but I digress:
Elliott: You are wrong to blame Freddie Kitchens and downright irrational to advise the Haslams not to meddle.
You cited season-long stats and ignored quarterly stats, trends, and other things, such as:
The ongoing absence of Olivier Vernon, the loss of Myles Garrett, OBJ's hernia, Njoku, the decimation of the secondary, new offensive and defensive systems, Kitchens learning on the job, and even Kitchens' harsh discipline (read Njoku, Callaway, Randall, Robinson etc) all MATTER here!
Most importantly, stop blaming Freddie for Baker Mayfield's crappy performance in 2019.
You guys know I'm a huge Mayfield fan, but he has sucked in 2019, and (trust me) Freddie Kitchens didn't order him to be inaccurate---etc.
R E C E N T L Y, Freddie has maxed out Kareem Hunt as a recieving "weapon" for Baker...
Dammit I have to get redundant here: Freddie Kitchens obviously reads this Blog because he has done everything I said he should do (blush-blush):
Jarvis Landry's recent outburst on Freddie Kitchens (ie he was not targetted for most of the game vs the Cards) was partly because Kareem Hunt was in the slot a lot, and Mayfield under pressure looks for him. (PS Mayfield WAS under pressure a lot, which he shouldn't have been but don't get me started on that);
(Sigh) redundancy alert:
The best Coaches adapt their offenses (find ways) to get the most talented players on the field AOAP.
Freddie Kitchens (the Offensive Coordinator) did exactly that in 2018, and has (since, in my opinion, he started overriding Todd Monken in 2019), automatically does this (which is the major reason why he should NOT be fired).
LISTEN TO ME:
1: Find me another team in the NFL that starts 2 running backs.
2: List for me 5 better slot receivers than Kareem Hunt. While we're at it, give me 5 better bellcow running backs.
Kareem Hunt also runs WR and TE routes.
3: Have you seen his BLOCKING? He excels in protection as well as a lead-blocker for Nick Chubb.
4: Hunt is a home run hitter, just like Nick Chubb. He can take a "dink" screen pass (or a handoff) to the house, but also humiliate a SS or LB at 15-30 yards.
That's just how Rodney Kitchensfield has altered his whole offense to max out one player (is any of this sinking in yet?)
Freddie (Mister "no discipline") benched Njoku last week not because he David got screwed by a bad call (Njoku was obviously flat on his back in possession and did nothing wrong), but because Njoku barked back at him (even though Kitchens was fulla shit to pick on Njoku for...relaxing his arms after hitting the ground in control of the ball!?!)
I must say that if I was Njoku, I would have came right back at Kitchens too, and stipulate that Freddie was an asshole to jump on Njoku like that over a bullshit call.
Then Njoku (allegedly) is dropping passes in practice...
Now I am concerned about Freddie's judgement, but not his intellect, expertise,or potential:
YOU people are yammering about a "lack of discipline"!?!
Please, you Kitchens impeachment people, decide on WHY;
No, you can't just say "I don't like him", ok?
It hurts me to talk to you people. I say 2+2=4, and you argue with me!
2+2=4 has been "debunked", right? You know, like the sky is blue sometimes and water is wet is propaganda?
.....anyhoo, firing Kitchens would be dumb.
...okbye.
Monday, December 16, 2019
Fire Freddie Kitchens! SOMEBODY Must Pay For This DUUHHHOYEE
I read an article earlier that said that the Haslams were likely to retain Freddie Kitchens, and they should.
The writer just had to say "even though they were making some of the same mistakes yesterday as they made in week 1".
Name them, dumbass! Penalties? Shotgun/spread all vertical passes? 2:1 pass/run ratio?
Obviously none of these. Clock management? What is this nimrod talking about!?!
I guess yeah, the buck stops at Kitchens, so you can blame him for the defense too, but really now:
Both their elite DE's and top passrushers are missing, and Vernon/Garrett were also excellent edge-setters and good vs the run, too.
"Good coaches overcome injuries".
Well, sorta, but Wilks can't compensate for the loss of BOTH of these guys with...Chad Thomas, Sheldon Richardson sometimes, and uhh....?
He used Takitaki a little more, blitzed more, but...
Freddie Kitchens isn't to blame for the Browns' struggles. As I've told those with actual brains, since the bye week the Browns have been one of the least penalized teams in the NFL.
As Freddie himself points out, Nick Chubb leads the NFL in rushing, 2 receivers are at or near 1,000 yards, the defense excelled in some key categories, etc.
The elephant in the room is Baker Mayfield. He has not played well. He was better as a rookie, sans Hunt and OBJ.
This isn't all Baker's fault, but it's not Kitchens', either. Trading Zeitler hurt much more than Dorsey (or I) thought it would, and Olivier Vernon helped a lot less.
I do need to point out that Vernon was injured a lot before he came here, and it's usually his ankles, so...
And Mayfield? OBJ is a great player with guts (I saw him blocking for other guys in earnest: I now love OBJ the person and team player)...but Mayfield needed him like he needed a hole in the head.
OBJ's sports hernia has unquestionably put a dent in his performance. Did Freddie Kitchens tell him not to get surgery? (Sigh: the answer is NO duh).
Mayfield keeps throwing to the wrong shoulder and high to him, but then he's not getting separation, and the windows are microscopic. Is Kitchens telling him to do that?
Now what? Was Jarvis Landry really yelling "come get me!" at the Arizona sidelines? I'm not sure.
But I saw the "confrontation" where he was yelling at Freddie on the sidelines, and it looked like "that was interference!" to me---not a personal attack at all.
I want to give Landry a chance to speak for himself, but for the moment, I'm leaning towards his actually having yelled "come get me", and am pissed off by it.
Under Freddie Kitchens, Landry has been the Browns' top wide receiver, even since OBJ was brought in. What the hell is HE mad about?
Not enough vertical routes? Kareem Hunt infringing on his targets (which would be selfish)?
This Kitchens lynch-mob babbles about players talking about "lack of effort", and implying that this means that Freddie Kitchens has "lost the team".
But have YOU seen a lack of effort? Can we give Kyler Murray and Kenyan Drake a little credit here!?!
Classic: Murray running left, with Drake a little behind and closer to the sidelines, and 2 Browns defenders trying to stop them. Murray feigns a vertical step, and the outside defender slows to seal him off--Murray pitches to Drake, who runs past him to the end zone.
That's not "they suck", or "lack of effort". That's a perfect playcall, Kyler Murray, and perfect execution. And yeah---YOU would have hit the brakes when that hot rod made his move too!!!
Too deep sorry...but anyway Baker Mayfield was one player who mentioned lack of FOCUS, but referred to himself as well as others. I am not aware of any other players asserting a "lack of effort" in 2019.
Do you comprehend that when a guy breaks a tackle, it doesn't mean that the other guy wasn't doing his best to tackle him, right?
You look at Chubb, Hunt, and Landry and see effort, but for many of you, it's only because they get tangible results.
You see a guy miss a shoestring tackle, or lose a ball off his fingertips, or get faked out of his shoes and somehow think they just weren't trying hard enough or...something?
Most of you never played football, or fought. You lack insight (and imagination too).
Freddie Kitchens is NOT the problem here.
In case Jarvis Landry does want to get traded, if I wereDePodesta Dorsey I would see what I could do about that!
John Dorsey wanted to make a big splash here, so he loaded up on high profile veteran free agents. Jarvis Landry was his first big move.
He didn't give up much in the trade, but paid him a LOT in his contract extention. Jarvis is a fiery leader and team player, and instantly became Baker Mayfield's favorite target.
Right now, however, both Landry and Beckham's salaries are highly affordable to potential trade partners, and both are in their primes.
By now, unless he is a total butthead, Dorsey groks that:
1: He needs to upgrade the offensive line.
2: Baker Mayfield doesn't need a "crutch". Naturally a strong running game and play-action helps him a ton, but Mayfield is a "distributor" who thinks fast and should be allowed to make his own decisions amap...
(Sigh) we have seen this. In 2018 who was Mayfield's "go-to" guy (I mean here in reality)?
Landry...but only sorta. Behind Landry, there was Njoku, Johnson, a couple guys no longer with the team, etc., and it worked.
3: Dorsey has overspent. He went for all the marbles early, and he lost. He does have a shot at the Division Title/Superbowl in 2020 now, but has several "balloon payments" to make on the "not football players" he inheritted fromPaul Depodesta Sashi Brown.
4: I HOPE Dorsey gets that he can trade Landry as well as OBJ and still win the AFC North in 2020:
A: Retain Kareem Hunt (and Kitchens, of course) and preserve that souped up version of Mack/Byner that Freddie has already established.
"Souped up" isn't a throw away line here, as both these guys are proven "bell cow"s, and (my readers know) Nick Chubb is a terrific receiver already himself.
Landry might be pissed about this, but Kareem Hunt is Duke Johnson on steroids, and this "two-back" offense is not far removed from the 2019 Ravens in uniqueness and unpredictability.
Forget "B" I'm with you! Let's fire Freddie, kick Hunt to the curb, keep OBJ and Landry no matter what, then bash Haslam for firing coaches prematurely and revel in our idiohypocracy!
THIS just in: Kareem Hunt says that some unidentified teammates aren't trying hard enough.
If you've seen this guy play, you know HE gives his all, all the time.
...but I can't find a Head Coach (let alone Freddie Kitchens) anywhere in here. Hunt was talking to his teammates. Tomorrow morning, Kareem will wake up to find out that he hates Freddie Kitchens too!
Yeah impeach Kitchens, cuz...he's not Head Coachey enough...and I hate his accent...and Hunt and Landry hate him!
🖕okbye
The writer just had to say "even though they were making some of the same mistakes yesterday as they made in week 1".
Name them, dumbass! Penalties? Shotgun/spread all vertical passes? 2:1 pass/run ratio?
Obviously none of these. Clock management? What is this nimrod talking about!?!
I guess yeah, the buck stops at Kitchens, so you can blame him for the defense too, but really now:
Both their elite DE's and top passrushers are missing, and Vernon/Garrett were also excellent edge-setters and good vs the run, too.
"Good coaches overcome injuries".
Well, sorta, but Wilks can't compensate for the loss of BOTH of these guys with...Chad Thomas, Sheldon Richardson sometimes, and uhh....?
He used Takitaki a little more, blitzed more, but...
Freddie Kitchens isn't to blame for the Browns' struggles. As I've told those with actual brains, since the bye week the Browns have been one of the least penalized teams in the NFL.
As Freddie himself points out, Nick Chubb leads the NFL in rushing, 2 receivers are at or near 1,000 yards, the defense excelled in some key categories, etc.
The elephant in the room is Baker Mayfield. He has not played well. He was better as a rookie, sans Hunt and OBJ.
This isn't all Baker's fault, but it's not Kitchens', either. Trading Zeitler hurt much more than Dorsey (or I) thought it would, and Olivier Vernon helped a lot less.
I do need to point out that Vernon was injured a lot before he came here, and it's usually his ankles, so...
And Mayfield? OBJ is a great player with guts (I saw him blocking for other guys in earnest: I now love OBJ the person and team player)...but Mayfield needed him like he needed a hole in the head.
OBJ's sports hernia has unquestionably put a dent in his performance. Did Freddie Kitchens tell him not to get surgery? (Sigh: the answer is NO duh).
Mayfield keeps throwing to the wrong shoulder and high to him, but then he's not getting separation, and the windows are microscopic. Is Kitchens telling him to do that?
Now what? Was Jarvis Landry really yelling "come get me!" at the Arizona sidelines? I'm not sure.
But I saw the "confrontation" where he was yelling at Freddie on the sidelines, and it looked like "that was interference!" to me---not a personal attack at all.
I want to give Landry a chance to speak for himself, but for the moment, I'm leaning towards his actually having yelled "come get me", and am pissed off by it.
Under Freddie Kitchens, Landry has been the Browns' top wide receiver, even since OBJ was brought in. What the hell is HE mad about?
Not enough vertical routes? Kareem Hunt infringing on his targets (which would be selfish)?
This Kitchens lynch-mob babbles about players talking about "lack of effort", and implying that this means that Freddie Kitchens has "lost the team".
But have YOU seen a lack of effort? Can we give Kyler Murray and Kenyan Drake a little credit here!?!
Classic: Murray running left, with Drake a little behind and closer to the sidelines, and 2 Browns defenders trying to stop them. Murray feigns a vertical step, and the outside defender slows to seal him off--Murray pitches to Drake, who runs past him to the end zone.
That's not "they suck", or "lack of effort". That's a perfect playcall, Kyler Murray, and perfect execution. And yeah---YOU would have hit the brakes when that hot rod made his move too!!!
Too deep sorry...but anyway Baker Mayfield was one player who mentioned lack of FOCUS, but referred to himself as well as others. I am not aware of any other players asserting a "lack of effort" in 2019.
Do you comprehend that when a guy breaks a tackle, it doesn't mean that the other guy wasn't doing his best to tackle him, right?
You look at Chubb, Hunt, and Landry and see effort, but for many of you, it's only because they get tangible results.
You see a guy miss a shoestring tackle, or lose a ball off his fingertips, or get faked out of his shoes and somehow think they just weren't trying hard enough or...something?
Most of you never played football, or fought. You lack insight (and imagination too).
Freddie Kitchens is NOT the problem here.
In case Jarvis Landry does want to get traded, if I were
John Dorsey wanted to make a big splash here, so he loaded up on high profile veteran free agents. Jarvis Landry was his first big move.
He didn't give up much in the trade, but paid him a LOT in his contract extention. Jarvis is a fiery leader and team player, and instantly became Baker Mayfield's favorite target.
Right now, however, both Landry and Beckham's salaries are highly affordable to potential trade partners, and both are in their primes.
By now, unless he is a total butthead, Dorsey groks that:
1: He needs to upgrade the offensive line.
2: Baker Mayfield doesn't need a "crutch". Naturally a strong running game and play-action helps him a ton, but Mayfield is a "distributor" who thinks fast and should be allowed to make his own decisions amap...
(Sigh) we have seen this. In 2018 who was Mayfield's "go-to" guy (I mean here in reality)?
Landry...but only sorta. Behind Landry, there was Njoku, Johnson, a couple guys no longer with the team, etc., and it worked.
3: Dorsey has overspent. He went for all the marbles early, and he lost. He does have a shot at the Division Title/Superbowl in 2020 now, but has several "balloon payments" to make on the "not football players" he inheritted from
4: I HOPE Dorsey gets that he can trade Landry as well as OBJ and still win the AFC North in 2020:
A: Retain Kareem Hunt (and Kitchens, of course) and preserve that souped up version of Mack/Byner that Freddie has already established.
"Souped up" isn't a throw away line here, as both these guys are proven "bell cow"s, and (my readers know) Nick Chubb is a terrific receiver already himself.
Landry might be pissed about this, but Kareem Hunt is Duke Johnson on steroids, and this "two-back" offense is not far removed from the 2019 Ravens in uniqueness and unpredictability.
Forget "B" I'm with you! Let's fire Freddie, kick Hunt to the curb, keep OBJ and Landry no matter what, then bash Haslam for firing coaches prematurely and revel in our idiohypocracy!
THIS just in: Kareem Hunt says that some unidentified teammates aren't trying hard enough.
If you've seen this guy play, you know HE gives his all, all the time.
...but I can't find a Head Coach (let alone Freddie Kitchens) anywhere in here. Hunt was talking to his teammates. Tomorrow morning, Kareem will wake up to find out that he hates Freddie Kitchens too!
Yeah impeach Kitchens, cuz...he's not Head Coachey enough...and I hate his accent...and Hunt and Landry hate him!
🖕okbye
Saturday, December 14, 2019
Baker vs Kyler: Not Fair to Murray, but still a Great Story
Much is being made of Mayfield vs Murray, as Mary Kay Cabbott reports. Murray was Mayfield's backup at Oklahoma, and won the Heisman right after Mayfield did (in Murray's only year as a starter.)
Like Patrick Mahomes, who took his job at Texas Tech, Mayfield colors Kyler Murray a good freind.
Baker Mayfield remains a punk in some ways, (his treatment of Hue Jackson was immature, etc), but he readily accepts and bonds with his stongest competitors.
Mayfield got to play Mahomes in college, and the 2 combined for over a thousand passing yards (Mayfield only racked up a paltry 475 or so and "lost" to Mahomes' 600 or so).
I personally like Kyler Murray and Patrick Mahomes more than Baker Mayfield due to their personalities, but will still vote against impeachment.
Anyway, Murray is actually like a souped-up Russell Wilson, but there are differences: Wilson, like Mayfield, was a 4-year starter in college, and (unlike Mayfield), was a pocket passer in a Pro-style system.
Baker Mayfield (and Murray) ran air-raid offenses in college.
Of the 3, Kyler Murray is the most challenged (least experienced by a huge margin, with the least-talented supporting cast). In context, this kid has been awesome in his rookiehood.
Baker Mayfield is smart. He said he probably benefitted more from Murray than he helped his understudy as he watched him tear up the starting offense on the scout team.
Of course it's not Baker vs Kyler in a ring or an octagon or a steel cage, and Elliott Kennel's guess that J T Hassell will be used to "spy" Murray makes a ton of sense.
As you should know, I'm a huge Hassel fan, as the 5'11", 200 lb guy was a sensational LINEBACKER in college, with 3 missing fingers on one hand...then blew the combine up in all the drills too.
Anyway, Elliott expects JT to "spy" Kyler Murray in this game, and seek to neutralize him as a runner.
This makes sense. Kyler Murray can humiliate Schobert, Wilson, or even Redwine in space...
Meanwhile, he doesn't have any deep threats, and Steve Wilks specializes in "muffling"---
Hassel can be the 5th DB. A "spy" mirrors the QB, but a few of you don't get what that actually means:
The "spy" is 4-10 yards deep. He goes where the quarterback goes. If the QB runs outside, the "spy" takes away all his short and intermediate options on that side of the field (you understand that the "spy" is in zone coverage here, right?)
On any handoff, the spy is inside to stop it. On any inside run by the QB, the spy is there to meet HIM in the hole.
Vs the Ravens, this might not work as well, but vs the Cardinals, it's a no-brainer!
Elliott Kennel is excellent, and I'm certain that he's a legit brain, and not one of the many scumbags who steal from and regurgitate my thoughts.
Ok
1: The fact that John Dorsey hasn't yet made Joe Schobert an offer doesn't mean he intends to kick him to the curb (Chill out)
1a: Joe Schobert and Kareem Hunt play "cheap" positions, and lack leverage. Kickass running backs and inside/middle linebackers emerge as instastuds in the lower rounds of each and every draft.
...I'll skip "1c" here: Why would Paul DePodesta John Dorsey be in a hurry to overpay these guys ahead of the 2020 draft!?!
(sigh) Hunt and Schobert will get CHEAPER, as the 2020 draft approaches, and cheaper yet after it happens!!!
Their agents get this, which is why they...
Nevermind impeach Kitchens/Dorsey/Mayfield blah blah grow a brain okbye
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Cleveland Browns Bullshit Rumors, Delusions, and Hysteria KILL ME PLEASE
The most recent information about Odell Beckham Jr's relationship with the Browns comes from Jarvis Landry, and for me, puts OBJ back in the "wants to stick around" category.
Landry and Beckham are essentially brothers, and OBJ won't BS his bro. Landry won't misrepresent his bro.
Baker Mayfield can't be anywhere near as close to OBJ as Landry is, but as his Quarterback, what he says about what OBJ told him carries weight, as well.
These 2 are "Humint" (human intelligence) sources. A real analyst already has these 2 pegged as unusually blunt, honest, and outspoken (read reliable as hell).
Landry's extant relationship with OBJ, Mayfield's professional relationship with him, both players' expertise and a lot of other things matter here.
So does what OBJ himself says...and when did people start...why did he have to say "I never said I wanted out"!?! Why did people turn "who knows what will happen?" into "I want out!" in the first place jeeezzz!!!
"Come get me!"? I don't doubt that OBJ actually said this to at least one opposing Coach, partly because in his place I would have said that stuff (see prior posts).
I agree with what OBJ himself actually said: This is the NFL. Who knows if he will be a Cleveland Brown in 2020? (...how is this controversial?)
MOST of my fellow Browns fans don't pay nearly as much attention to the boring Front Office stuff as I do, or understand analytics (a business term):
Right nowPaul DePodesta John Dorsey has some decisions to make:
Joe Schobert, Kareem Hunt, Greg Robinson, and Damarius Randall are the main expiring contract guys in 2019-2020.
DePodesta the Browns have to look a tad deeper than us fans do when making these decisions.
I'll try to simplify the NFL version as it applies to the Browns AMAP, hoping that a few of you might comprehend it:
Joe Schobert has been durable, is in his prime, has excelled in 2 defensive systems, been to a Pro Bowl, still seems to be ascending, and...
Plays a "cheap" (undervalued) position. There will not be a huge bidding war for Joe Schobert, as most GMs think they can find guys like him in the middle and low rounds of the draft.
Joe almost led the league in missed tackles in 2018. The fact that he's much better in 2019 doesn't offset that as much as it should (ok sorry is this getting too deep?)
Check my own earlier posts. I would have traded Schobert for a 3rd round pick or better before this season. I felt that his brains and coverage skills would mean a lot less to Wilks than they did to Wiliams, and that he wouldn't "fix" all those blown tackles.
I was fulla crap. Joe Schobert is one of the best all-around inside linebackers in the NFL again.
...but YOU people (or rather fans in general) don't compare him to Takitaki or Wilson intelligently:
1: Both younger players are massively cheaper, for several years. If one or both project to become 80% as good as Schobert overall, you can't match the highest offers from other teams if they get too rediculous.
2: Schobert is a LEADER and a core player. He is NOW (at least) a top 5 inside linebacker, vs the run as well as in coverage.
DePodesta Dorsey needs to pay him (you know...instead of letting him go for NOTHING?)
...I was about to get into Hunt and OBJ, but think I might have established a common sense beach-head here in recommon sense analytics:
Schobert plays a undervalued position, but is in (at least) the top 5 there. He excels in every way, and...
Mack Wilson has RECENTLY showed great promise (he has improved in all phases recently DO YOU UNDERSTAND?), and Takitaki has showed up a little, but for DePodesta, retaining Schobert is affordable and smart.
Damarius Randall is a tougher call, as (under Steve Wilks) he's not so critical, and he has Redwine in his face. He's also been injured and had some mysterious off-field issues but I digress:
At least 4 Brinks Trucks will back up to the Browns' loading dock in 2020, and at least 1 or 2 will be turned away.
I will expound later, but for now expect the Schobert and Hunt trucks to get loaded.
More immediately, the Browns beat the Cards. Forget the "drama". The Browns are the better team.
Updated w/l prediction: 9-7
Landry and Beckham are essentially brothers, and OBJ won't BS his bro. Landry won't misrepresent his bro.
Baker Mayfield can't be anywhere near as close to OBJ as Landry is, but as his Quarterback, what he says about what OBJ told him carries weight, as well.
These 2 are "Humint" (human intelligence) sources. A real analyst already has these 2 pegged as unusually blunt, honest, and outspoken (read reliable as hell).
Landry's extant relationship with OBJ, Mayfield's professional relationship with him, both players' expertise and a lot of other things matter here.
So does what OBJ himself says...and when did people start...why did he have to say "I never said I wanted out"!?! Why did people turn "who knows what will happen?" into "I want out!" in the first place jeeezzz!!!
"Come get me!"? I don't doubt that OBJ actually said this to at least one opposing Coach, partly because in his place I would have said that stuff (see prior posts).
I agree with what OBJ himself actually said: This is the NFL. Who knows if he will be a Cleveland Brown in 2020? (...how is this controversial?)
MOST of my fellow Browns fans don't pay nearly as much attention to the boring Front Office stuff as I do, or understand analytics (a business term):
Right now
Joe Schobert, Kareem Hunt, Greg Robinson, and Damarius Randall are the main expiring contract guys in 2019-2020.
I'll try to simplify the NFL version as it applies to the Browns AMAP, hoping that a few of you might comprehend it:
Joe Schobert has been durable, is in his prime, has excelled in 2 defensive systems, been to a Pro Bowl, still seems to be ascending, and...
Plays a "cheap" (undervalued) position. There will not be a huge bidding war for Joe Schobert, as most GMs think they can find guys like him in the middle and low rounds of the draft.
Joe almost led the league in missed tackles in 2018. The fact that he's much better in 2019 doesn't offset that as much as it should (ok sorry is this getting too deep?)
Check my own earlier posts. I would have traded Schobert for a 3rd round pick or better before this season. I felt that his brains and coverage skills would mean a lot less to Wilks than they did to Wiliams, and that he wouldn't "fix" all those blown tackles.
I was fulla crap. Joe Schobert is one of the best all-around inside linebackers in the NFL again.
...but YOU people (or rather fans in general) don't compare him to Takitaki or Wilson intelligently:
1: Both younger players are massively cheaper, for several years. If one or both project to become 80% as good as Schobert overall, you can't match the highest offers from other teams if they get too rediculous.
2: Schobert is a LEADER and a core player. He is NOW (at least) a top 5 inside linebacker, vs the run as well as in coverage.
...I was about to get into Hunt and OBJ, but think I might have established a common sense beach-head here in re
Schobert plays a undervalued position, but is in (at least) the top 5 there. He excels in every way, and...
Mack Wilson has RECENTLY showed great promise (he has improved in all phases recently DO YOU UNDERSTAND?), and Takitaki has showed up a little, but for DePodesta, retaining Schobert is affordable and smart.
Damarius Randall is a tougher call, as (under Steve Wilks) he's not so critical, and he has Redwine in his face. He's also been injured and had some mysterious off-field issues but I digress:
At least 4 Brinks Trucks will back up to the Browns' loading dock in 2020, and at least 1 or 2 will be turned away.
I will expound later, but for now expect the Schobert and Hunt trucks to get loaded.
More immediately, the Browns beat the Cards. Forget the "drama". The Browns are the better team.
Updated w/l prediction: 9-7
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Don't Write Kareem Hunt off beyond 2019. Stop with the Labels.
Odell Beckham Jr and Kareem Hunt are unlikely to be with the Browns in 2020 per Chris Rose.
I haven't actually listened to Chris on that link, but am just guessing that he isn't an idiot and sorta guessing at what he said:
The OBJ part is probably true, though not for the emotional, irrational reasons that many will cite. The gossip-mongers are hanging on Beckham's every word, desperately seeking drama and controversey.
OBJ is worth tons in a trade, especially since the fact that he's been playing hurt all season is now a big issue (what with Mayfield's comments and all)...
...
...but Kareem Hunt is different.
Remember the whole Enineezer Bell controversey? Bell wanted elite WR money because, well, he caught more passes for more yards than a lot of wide receivers.
My inner-agent always took this argument seriously--but as I predicted/we have seen, the Steelers' exceptional Offensive Line, Quarterback, Antonio Brown etc were the wind beneath Ebineezer's wings, and had the Steelers met his demands, they would have had to CUT a bunch of those guys (but I digress):
Kareem Hunt is like Bell (except better).
He is listed as a starter at Running Back, but he's really a starter at every offensive skill position except Tight End.
Kareem Hunt is a WEAPON, period.
His off-field idiocy, as well as the "dime a dozen" RB position he plays mitigate against Kareem's leverage.
Here, Hunt is being used all over the place.
Nick Chubb is the "bellcow", but he's also taking the beating a bellcow takes, and Hunt knows all about that. I imagine a long, healthy carreer with a Superbowl or 2 are worth considering, no?
I also believe Hunt when he says he loves Nick Chubb. He proves it with his great lead-blocks.
Ignore the labels:Paul Depodesta John Dorsey will try hard to retain this swiss army knife weapon long-term, and have a decent shot of getting it done.
I HAVE SPOKEN.
I haven't actually listened to Chris on that link, but am just guessing that he isn't an idiot and sorta guessing at what he said:
The OBJ part is probably true, though not for the emotional, irrational reasons that many will cite. The gossip-mongers are hanging on Beckham's every word, desperately seeking drama and controversey.
OBJ is worth tons in a trade, especially since the fact that he's been playing hurt all season is now a big issue (what with Mayfield's comments and all)...
...
...but Kareem Hunt is different.
Remember the whole Enineezer Bell controversey? Bell wanted elite WR money because, well, he caught more passes for more yards than a lot of wide receivers.
My inner-agent always took this argument seriously--but as I predicted/we have seen, the Steelers' exceptional Offensive Line, Quarterback, Antonio Brown etc were the wind beneath Ebineezer's wings, and had the Steelers met his demands, they would have had to CUT a bunch of those guys (but I digress):
Kareem Hunt is like Bell (except better).
He is listed as a starter at Running Back, but he's really a starter at every offensive skill position except Tight End.
Kareem Hunt is a WEAPON, period.
His off-field idiocy, as well as the "dime a dozen" RB position he plays mitigate against Kareem's leverage.
Here, Hunt is being used all over the place.
Nick Chubb is the "bellcow", but he's also taking the beating a bellcow takes, and Hunt knows all about that. I imagine a long, healthy carreer with a Superbowl or 2 are worth considering, no?
I also believe Hunt when he says he loves Nick Chubb. He proves it with his great lead-blocks.
Ignore the labels:
I HAVE SPOKEN.
Monday, December 9, 2019
Haslam's gotta Wear Shades (unless he fires Freddie Kitchens). Get REAL.
This garbage is just rediculous. Freddie Kitchens and his players might as well be the Hunchback of Notre Dame, the Frankenstein monster, or Donald Trump.
In the age of social media, the same vicious mob instincts manifest on a grander scale and are amplified.
A lot of people look for puppies to kick, and jump on the most recent lynch-mob target. Now you've got people in New Zealand regurgitating "dysfunction" and "dumpster fire", and it's muffling everything else.
It's all one big fake reality show for you people! More drama, please! Gossip! Rumors! Buncha teenage (mean) girls who could care less about football STOPITSTOPITSTOPIT #!!×(￦"'%_#!&"!!!
Anyway, here on this planet:
Rookie Safety Sheldrick Redwine (like Mack Wilson) has become integral to Steve Wilks' defense. Sione Takitaki is also showing up more and more often in the regular defense.
Second year DE Chad Thomas has emerged as a...well a decent player, who in the absence of Garrett and Vernon is starting.
Rookie corner Greedy Williams is a little shaky, but he's starting already too (over 2 quality veterans).
All these guys are comparatively cheap...does anybody else get this?
OBJ is a huge asset, with great trade value. Why is everybody fixated on his emotional state, and either bashing him or using him to bash the organization?
Can you imagine these gossip-mongers trying to run an NFL fanchise (or any other business)?
No: You just trade him, like I said Dorsey might the day after he traded FOR him because business is business.
Trade OBJ (and his salary), release Kirksey and maybe Randall and save their salaries, and you can restore your cap surplus and pile up more draft picks.
Now you might think that John Dorsey can't do this, but that's because you have forgotten Paul DePodesta.
I believe that Dorsey and DePodesta get along just fine, as I keep hearing Dorsey talking analyticsese as he describes prospects and his own players.
For those who are new here, Paul DePodesta is not here to scout talent, but as an efficiency expert.
In general, he will try to make sure that older players in decline are released in favor of younger (ascending) cheaper players, that guys like OBJ are traded for great value, that (maybe) a Kareem Hunt is re-signed for big money (with an eye to possibly trading him in a year or 3)...
Lamm evidently was ok at Right Tackle in Hubbard's absence, and Teller hasn't sucked too bad at Right Guard.
In a nutshell, the Browns' overall future looks great...if you can get past the "dysfunctional" Jerry Springer "Dumpster Fire" narrative; if you can (sigh) think with your brain?
Right now, in my opinion, Jimmy Haslam needs to KEEP Kitchens, Hunt, and Schobert.
OBJ should be traded! Mayfield never needed him in the first place, and Dorsey didn't need his salary.
If you think Baker Mayfield is a bust, you are an idiot. Aaron Rodgers might well have looked similar if he'd started as a rookie, but Mayfield is damn near a clone of Rodgers, ok?
PS not Russell Wilson or Brett Favre or Brees or anybody else, ok? Mayfield is a one inch shorter future Aaron Rodgers, and I guess the Browns will just have to deal with that somehow...
Anyway if I can get you people out of the Springer show for a minute, things are looking up long-term, and -snap-snap- short term TOO!!!
The loss to the Steelers was...inexusable, but the Browns dominated the Ravens, beat the Steelers and Bills, came close vs the Pats, and...well the sky isn't falling ok?
No playoffs on 2019, probably, but 2020 was the target year in the first place (before Dorsey was hired and tried to get there sooner)...
DePodesta--did I mention him?
Nevermind okbye
In the age of social media, the same vicious mob instincts manifest on a grander scale and are amplified.
A lot of people look for puppies to kick, and jump on the most recent lynch-mob target. Now you've got people in New Zealand regurgitating "dysfunction" and "dumpster fire", and it's muffling everything else.
It's all one big fake reality show for you people! More drama, please! Gossip! Rumors! Buncha teenage (mean) girls who could care less about football STOPITSTOPITSTOPIT #!!×(￦"'%_#!&"!!!
Anyway, here on this planet:
Rookie Safety Sheldrick Redwine (like Mack Wilson) has become integral to Steve Wilks' defense. Sione Takitaki is also showing up more and more often in the regular defense.
Second year DE Chad Thomas has emerged as a...well a decent player, who in the absence of Garrett and Vernon is starting.
Rookie corner Greedy Williams is a little shaky, but he's starting already too (over 2 quality veterans).
All these guys are comparatively cheap...does anybody else get this?
OBJ is a huge asset, with great trade value. Why is everybody fixated on his emotional state, and either bashing him or using him to bash the organization?
Can you imagine these gossip-mongers trying to run an NFL fanchise (or any other business)?
No: You just trade him, like I said Dorsey might the day after he traded FOR him because business is business.
Trade OBJ (and his salary), release Kirksey and maybe Randall and save their salaries, and you can restore your cap surplus and pile up more draft picks.
Now you might think that John Dorsey can't do this, but that's because you have forgotten Paul DePodesta.
I believe that Dorsey and DePodesta get along just fine, as I keep hearing Dorsey talking analyticsese as he describes prospects and his own players.
For those who are new here, Paul DePodesta is not here to scout talent, but as an efficiency expert.
In general, he will try to make sure that older players in decline are released in favor of younger (ascending) cheaper players, that guys like OBJ are traded for great value, that (maybe) a Kareem Hunt is re-signed for big money (with an eye to possibly trading him in a year or 3)...
Lamm evidently was ok at Right Tackle in Hubbard's absence, and Teller hasn't sucked too bad at Right Guard.
In a nutshell, the Browns' overall future looks great...if you can get past the "dysfunctional" Jerry Springer "Dumpster Fire" narrative; if you can (sigh) think with your brain?
Right now, in my opinion, Jimmy Haslam needs to KEEP Kitchens, Hunt, and Schobert.
OBJ should be traded! Mayfield never needed him in the first place, and Dorsey didn't need his salary.
If you think Baker Mayfield is a bust, you are an idiot. Aaron Rodgers might well have looked similar if he'd started as a rookie, but Mayfield is damn near a clone of Rodgers, ok?
PS not Russell Wilson or Brett Favre or Brees or anybody else, ok? Mayfield is a one inch shorter future Aaron Rodgers, and I guess the Browns will just have to deal with that somehow...
Anyway if I can get you people out of the Springer show for a minute, things are looking up long-term, and -snap-snap- short term TOO!!!
The loss to the Steelers was...inexusable, but the Browns dominated the Ravens, beat the Steelers and Bills, came close vs the Pats, and...well the sky isn't falling ok?
No playoffs on 2019, probably, but 2020 was the target year in the first place (before Dorsey was hired and tried to get there sooner)...
DePodesta--did I mention him?
Nevermind okbye
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